PARKERSBURG —Local investors have reached their goal to raise funds for a proposed athletic facility. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — Although severe drought conditions are expected to continue in the southern Appalachians, this year should be anything but a repeat of last year’s near-record dryness for th » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — Nature offers a bounty of tasty food and with abundant black raspberries just starting to ripen, there’s hardly a better time of the year to try wild foods. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — After four-and-a-half years, Pamela Martino is resigning as director of Artsbridge to take a position with the American Red Cross in Athens, Ohio. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — With increasing costs and increasing demands on time, more tourists want to focus on their specific interests while vacationing and agencies like the Parkersburg/Wood County » Full Story

WILLIAMSTOWN — Fenton Art Glass will celebrate Independence Day with their first QVC show booked since the factory announced it might close last August. » Full Story

BELPRE — Residents in the Mid-Ohio Valley have another option for outpatient surgery with the opening of the Ohio Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center in Belpre. » Full Story

WILLIAMSTOWN — A new Web site for glass collectors and those who want to visit glass factories prominently features Fenton Art Glass Factory and Museum.

Glasspass. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — With Social Security increases not keeping pace with the actual cost of living, it’s estimated at least 5 million senior citizens are living in poverty. » Full Story

PARKERSBURG — Tim’s Old-Fashioned Root Beer is back. » Full Story